Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 22

She was making a spectacle of herself in front of him, and it was downright rude.

Elysia took several deep breaths in the shadows, working to calm her frazzled nerves.

Seeing her regain her composure, Tarquin’s voice was icy as he demanded, “Alright, spill it. What was yesterday’s fiasco all about?”

Elysia tilted her chin defiantly and countered, “What fiasco are you talking about?”

“Who whisked you away? Where did you two fly off to after that? And, what’s your angle with me? Are you after my money or are you gunning for my life?”

Elysia was flabbergasted, “When did I ever try to get close to you? Yesterday, you came knocking at my door and hauled me away, and then the building suddenly caught fire. I took the chance to run for it. I’m not after your cash, and I certainly didn’t…”

She paused, biting her lip. If he was that brute, she might indeed want to throttle him.

“And didn’t what?” Tarquin pressed.

Elysia pouted, muttering, “Didn’t want to take

your

life!”

J

“Do you really think I’m buying any of this?” he bit back. “Well… believe it or not, I’m only telling you like it is!”

Tarquin asked, “So, where did you crash last night?”

He had sent people to the motel to look for her, but she was nowhere to be found. The motel owner aid they took off without even checking out.

With his current resources, if he couldn’t find someone in Jindale City, the biggest possibility was that man was covering their tracks well. And only someone with real skills could hide like that.

that it was Elliot who had tampered with the surveillance. She frowned and retorted, “What does it matter to you

frosty look, and Elysia’s heart skipped a beat in

intimidating wheh

she’d been as fierce as a little tiger, but

grumbled, “That’s my private affair, not

really just a private matter, or are you purposefully

would I hide anything? I don’t owe you…” The thought of the fifty million stopped her

1/2

she huffed and pulled out her phone, showing him

up your car, but look at this you started it by

glanced at the photo, his brow was

picture, a child’s tender leg was covered with a large bruise. It

1. at.

“This bruise? Your lady friend did that, probably your wife.

Tarquin was silent.

cameras. If you don’t believe me, go check the footage.”

he knew all too well what Nola was

but your son did wreck my car.” He stated.

blankly and turned

even in a

my wrist

glanced at the bite mark on his wrist and shrank

the conversation when she was at loss of words,

and leave your kids

“Clean about what?”

close to me.

glared, “I told you that I had no intention of getting close

tell

telling the truth!”